Alabama State Route 51

State Route 51 (SR 51) is a 114.183-mile-long (183.760 km) state highway in the southeastern and east-central parts of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with U.S. Route 84 (US 84) near New Brockton. The northern terminus of the highway is at an interchange with I-85/US 29/US 280 at Opelika.

State Route 51
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length114.183 mi[1] (183.760 km)
Existed1940–present
Major junctions
South end US 84 at New Brockton
  US 231 in northwestern Dale County
US 82 at Midway
US 80 at Marvyn
North end I-85 / US 29 / US 280 at Opelika
Location
CountiesCoffee, Dale, Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Russell, Lee
Highway system
  • Alabama Highways
SR 50 SR 52

Route description

While it is signed as a north–south route, the orientation of SR 51 is rather irregular. From its southern terminus near New Brockton, the highway heads in a northeasterly direction, traveling through rural areas and small towns in the southeastern part of the state.

SR 51 travels through Clio, the birthplace of former Alabama governor George C. Wallace and Baseball Hall of Fame member Don Sutton. At Clio, the highway turns briefly turns northward, then resumes its northward trajectory as it heads towards Clayton. At Clayton, the highway then turns northwestward then northward as it heads towards Midway.

At Midway, SR 51 joins US 82 and turns westward. The concurrency of the two highways ends east of Union Springs. SR 51 then resumes a northeastward trajectory until it approaches Hurtsboro. The highway then turns northward, continuing this orientation until it reaches its northern terminus at Opelika.

History

When SR 51 was formed in 1940, it covered only the route between Clayton and Midway. The highway was extended to its current southern terminus in 1957, and was extended to its current northern terminus in 1986.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
CoffeeEnterprise0.0000.000 US 84 (SR 12) EnterpriseSouthern terminus
Clintonville4.4277.125 SR 122 west New BrocktonEastern terminus of SR 122
5.7799.300 SR 167 south EnterpriseSouthern end of SR 167 concurrency
5.8889.476 SR 167 north TroyNorthern end of SR 167 concurrency
Dale19.25430.986 US 231 (SR 53) Troy, Ozark
Ariton22.72536.572 SR 123 north TroySouthern end of SR 123 concurrency
23.16737.284 SR 123 south OzarkNorthern end of SR 123 concurrency
BarbourClio33.58454.048 SR 10 Brundidge, Abbeville
Louisville39.73863.952 SR 130 west TroyEastern terminus of SR 130
Clayton48.69578.367 SR 30 east EufaulaWestern terminus of SR 30
49.06478.961 SR 239 south to SR 30 / West Louisville Avenue Clayton, EufaulaSouthern end of SR 239 concurrency
49.93380.359 SR 239 north / North Midway Street Smuteye, Clayton, Ventress Correctional FacilityNorthern end of SR 239 concurrency
BullockMidway64.901104.448 US 82 east (SR 6) / CR 47 north EufaulaSouth end of US 82/SR 6 concurrency
71.560115.165 US 82 west (SR 6) Union Springs, MontgomeryNorth end of US 82/SR 6 concurrency
Macon
No major junctions
RussellHurtsboro85.781138.051 SR 26 east to CR 49 / Main Street SealeWestern terminus of SR 26
LeeMarvyn100.356161.507 US 80 (SR 8)
Opelika113.598182.818 SR 169 south CrawfordNorthern terminus of SR 169
114.183183.760 I-85 / US 29 / US 280 (SR 15/SR 38) Montgomery, AtlantaNorthern terminus; I-85 exit 60
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  •  United States portal
  •  U.S. roads portal

References

  1. Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

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